Elvis Presley's Impact On Rock And Roll

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If Elvis Presley came up to you ladies out there and said, “C’mon snake, let’s rattle” how high would your heart rate be? ‘Cause I know mine would be through the roof! Who wouldn’t want to dance with such a cool cat known as the King of Rock? Aside from Presley, a big thanks goes out to Alan Freed -- back in the summer of ‘51 -- for crankin’ up the sounds and broadcasting this crazy good music across the Midwest. Ever since Freed exposed those cool tunes, rock ‘n’ roll has been in and out of ears across the nation. Music, over the past few years, has not only impacted our taste in music but it has influenced the attitudes, looks, and lifestyles of people who have opened their ears to music like rock and roll. Some of yous out there have become more rebellious and I wonder what mom’s goin’ to say about this change! But let’s not forget about the artists who impacted this latest boppin’ era of music. …show more content…
A couple years back he wrote his most famous song to this day, known as “Johnny B. Goode”. This killer song made it onto the charts but this wasn’t the first time Berry blasted into the charts. Before “Johnny B. Goode”, Berry wrote his other most famous song just about five years ago, which is known as “Maybellene”. He wrote this piece right before he was handed a record contract and soon enough this song became a hit instantly and blew up the charts settling as No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 5 on the pop

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